TCNJ celebrates Black History Month

A Paralympic ski-racer, moms who won’t be silent, and TCNJ alumni who are shaking things up – all this and more are part of TCNJ’s programming for Black History Month, which starts February 1.

Bundle up and join us for the following events:

Samaria Rice

Mothers of the MovementFebruary 6, 7–9 p.m.
Mayo Concert Hall

The Department of African American Studies and the Black Student Union will host “Rap Sessions: Community Dialogues on Hip Hop.” This town hall will be led by guests Samira Rice and Gwen Carr, mothers who lost their children — Tamir Rice and Eric Gardner, respectively — to police violence. The pair joins the fight for justice and police accountability.

Don’t miss your chance to know her — named “one of the five most inspiring women in America” by NBC Nightly News, Bonnie St. John, the three-time Paralympic medalist — is coming to campus. St. John lost her right leg at age five but that didn’t stop her from becoming one of America’s most celebrated athletes of the 1984 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. And she’s got smarts too. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University, won the Rhodes Scholarship to continue her studies at Oxford University, and was appointed director for human capital issues on the White House National Economic Council by President Clinton. She’s the author of several books including Micro-Resilience: Minor Shifts for Major Boosts in Focus, Drive, and Energy; How Great Women Lead; and Live Your Joy.

Flag RaisingFebruary 1, 11 a.m.
In front of Trenton Hall
The Pan-African flag has served as a representation of black people since early in the 19th century. The flag raising ceremony signifies the beginning of a month-long celebration of education and social events around campus created to help us all grow.